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Definitions

• the present invention relates to a method for producing an alcohol. More particularly, the present invention relates to a novel method for efficient production at a high yield of alcohol useful as medical drugs, agricultural chemicals, various other chemicals or raw material or a synthetic intermediate thereof, and to a new method for producing optically active alcohol, which is excellent in practicability and useful in various uses including synthetic intermediates of medical drugs and material for liquid crystal.
• Method for producing alcohol have been conventionally known, which comprise hydrogenation of carbonyl compound, by using a homogeneous catalyst system, thereby obtaining corresponding alcohol, including for example: (1) a method using a ruthenium complex as described in Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry, Vol 4, p. 931 (1982), Eds. G.Wilkinson, F.G.A. Stone and E.W. Abel; (2) methods using a rhodium complex as described in Inorg. Nucl. Chem. Letters, Vol. 12, p. 865(1976); J. Organomet. Chem., Vol. 129, p. 239 (1997); Chem. Letters, P. 261 (1982); and Tetrahedron Letters, Vol 35, p, 4963 (1994); and (3) a method using an iridium complex as described in J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 115, p. 3318 (1993).
• the conventionally known methods for asymmetrically synthesizing optically active alcohol include: 1) a method using an enzyme such as baker's yeast, and 2) a method for asymmetric hydrogenation of a carbonyl compound by the use of a metal complex catalyst.
• asymmetric catalyst reactions including for example: (1) a method of asymmetric hydrogenation of a carbonyl compound having a functional group using optically active ruthenium catalyst described in detail in Asymmetric Catalysis In Organic Synthesis, p. 56-82 (1994) ed. R.
• the method using an enzyme gives alcohol with a relatively high optical purity, however, it is defective in that kinds of reaction substrates are limited, and the resultant alcohol is limited to one having a specific absolute configuration.
• the method using an asymmetric hydrogenation catalyst based on a transition metal while realizing production of optially active alcohol with a high selectivity for such a substrate as keto acid, for example, it has a drawback of a low reaction rate, and in addition, the method is not valid for relatively simple carbonyl compound having no functional group in the molecule.
• the present invention has therefore an object to solve these problem in the prior arts, and provide a novel method for producing an alcohol through a hydrogenation reaction with a high efficiency by the use of an inexpensive catalyst system.
• the present invention provides a method for producing an alcohol, which comprises the step of subjecting a carbonyl compound to a hydrogenation reaction in the presence of a homogeneous hydrogenation catalyst, a base, and a nitrogen-containing organic compound.
• a catalyst of a VIII-group metal complex is used as a catalyst of a higher activity.
• a base and a nitrogen-containing organic compound are else used in addition to the VIII-group metal complex.
• the carbonyl compound which is the raw material for producing an alcohol through hydrogenation reaction for example, a compound expressed by the following formula (1): (where, R1 and R2 are aromatic monocyclic or polycyclic hydrocarbon groups or hetero-monocyclic or polycyclic groups containing heteroatoms, which may have the same or different substitution groups or a saturated or unsaturated chain or cyclic hydrocarbon group, any one of which may be hydrogen atom. R1 and R2 also may form a cyclic group by themselves) may appropriately be used.
• the present invention also provides a method for producing an optically active alcohol, which comprises the step of subjecting a carbonyl compound expressed by the following general formula (2): (where, R3 is an aromatic monocyclic or polycyclic hydrocarbon group, a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic or cyclo-hydrocarbon group, or a hetero-monocyclic or polycyclic group containing heteroatoms, which may have a substitution group; and R4 is a saturated or non-saturated chain, cyclic or aromatic cyclic hydrocarbon or heterocyclic group, which may have hydrogen or a substitution group.
• a carbonyl compound expressed by the following general formula (2): (where, R3 is an aromatic monocyclic or polycyclic hydrocarbon group, a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic or cyclo-hydrocarbon group, or a hetero-monocyclic or polycyclic group containing heteroatoms, which may have a substitution group; and R4 is a saturated or non-saturated chain, cyclic or aromatic cyclic hydro
• R3 and R4 also may form a cyclic groups by themselves.) to a hydrogenation reaction in the presence of an asymmetric hydrogenation catalyst of a transition metal, a base and a optically active nitrogen-containing compound thereby producing optically active alcohol expressed by the following general formula (3): (where, R3 and R4 are the same organic groups as above).
• any of various organic groups which never impairs hydrogenation reaction such as hydrocarbon group, halogen group, hydroxy group, alkoxy group, carboxyl group, ester group, amino group and heterocyclic group may appropriately be used.
• R1 and R2 applicable ones include hydrogen atom; aromatic monocyclic or polycyclic groups such as phenyl group, 2-methylphenyl, 2-ethylphenyl, 2-isopropylphenyl, 2-tert-butylphenyl, 2-methoxyphenyl, 2-chlorophenyl, 2-vinylphenyl, 3-methylphenyl, 3-ethylphenyl, 3-isopropylphenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl, 3-chlorophenyl, 3-vlnylphenyl, 4-methylphenyl, 4-ethylphenyl, cumenyl, mesityl, xylyl, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, anthryl, phenanthryl, and indenyl; heteromonocyclic or polycyclic groups such as thienyl, furyl, pyranyl, xanthenyl, pyridyl, imidazolyl, indo
• saturated or unsaturated cyclo-aliphatic groups providing cyclic ketone such as cyclopentanone, cyclohexanone, cycloheptanone, cyclopentenone, cyclohexenone, cycloheptenone; substituted saturated or unsaturated cyclo-aliphatic groups having substitution groups selected from alkyl, aryl, unsaturated alkyl, aliphatic or cyclo-aliphatic group containing hetero atom; are mentioned.
• the VIII-group metals include rhodium (Rh), ruthenium (Ru), iridium (Ir), palladium(Pd), and platinum(Pt). Particularly, ruthenium(Ru) is used for a high activity in the present invention for producing an alcohol.
• This catalyst can be expressed by the following general formula (4).
• M is a VIII-group metal
• X is halogen atom, carboxyl group, alkoxy group or hydroxy group
• L is phosphine, olefin, diolefin, cycloolefin, CO, arsine, amine or other organic ligand
• phosphine ligand can be expressed by a general formula PR5R6R7, where R5, R6, and R7 may be the same or different, and are aliphatic groups, alicyclic groups or aromatic groups, or may be bidentate phosphine ligands
• Applicable phosphine ligands include, for example, such tert-phosphines as trimethylphosphine, triethylphosphine, tributyl-phosphine, triphenylphosphine, tricyclohexylphosphine, tri(p-tollyl)phosphine, diphenylmethylphosphine, dimethylphenylphosphine, and bidentate tert-phosphine compounds such as bis-diphenyl-phosphinoethane, bis-diphenylphosphinopropane, bis-diphenylphosphinebutane, bis-dimethylphosphinoethane, and
• ruthenium complex has a high activity. More specifically, applicable complexes include RuCl2[P(C6H5)3]4, RuCl2[P(C6H5)3]3, RuH2[P(C6H5)3]4, RuHCl[P(C6H5)3]4, RuH(HCOO)[P(C6H5)3]3, RuH(CH3COO)[P(C6H5)3]3, RuCl2[P(CH3)(C6H5)2]4, RuCl2[(C6H5)2P(CH2)2P(C6H5)2]2, RuCl2[P(CH3)3]4, RuHCl[P(CH3)3]4, RuBr2[P(C6H5)3]4, and RuI2[P(C6H5)3]4. It is needless to mention that complexes
• the amount of the VIII-group transition metal complex for the method of production of an alcohol can be at a ratio within a range of from 1/100 to 1/100,000 in mole ratio, or more preferably, within a range of from 1/500 to 1/100,000 in mole ratio relative to the carbonyl compound which is the raction raw material.
• Bases applicable in the present invention include inorganic and organic bases.
• M is an alkali metal or an alkali erth metal
• Y is a hydroxy group, alkoxy group, mercapto group or naphthyl group
• applicable ones include KOH, KOCH3, KOCH(CH3)2, KC10H8, KOC(CH3)3, LiOH, LiOCH3, and LiOCH(CH3)2, NaOH, NaOCH3, NaOCH(CH3)2 as well as quarternary ammonium salt.
• the amount of the base as described above should be within a ragnge of from 0.5 to 10,000 equivalents, or more preferably, from 2 to 40 equivalents relative to the VIII-group transition metal complex.
• amine compounds are typical examples.
• the amine compound may be a mono-amine comprising of primary amine, secondary-amine, or tertiary amine expressed by a general fomrmula NR8R9R10, or a diamine expressed by a general formula R11R12 N-Z-NR13R14.
• R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13 and R14 indicate hydrogen, or the same or different ones selected from alkyl group, cycloalkyl group and aryl group having a carbon number within a range of from 1 to 10, and may include cyclic diamine.
• Z is a group selected from alkyl group, cycloalkyl group and aryl group having a carbon number of from 1 to 6.
• Examples include mono amine compounds such as methylamine, ethylamine, propylamine, butylamine, pentylamine, hexylamine, cyclopentylamine, cyclohexylamine, benzylamine, dimethylamine, diethylamine, dipropylamine, dihexylamine, dicylopentylamine, dicyclohexylamine, dibenzylamine, diphenylamine, phenylethylamine, piperidine and piperadine; and diamine compounds such as methylenediamine, ethylenediamine, 1,2-diaminopropane, 1,3-diaminopropane, 1,4-diaminobutane, 2,3-diaminobutane, 1,2-cyclopentanediamine, 1,2-cyclohexanediamine, N-methylethylenediamine, N,N'-dimethylethylenediamine, N,N,N'-trimethylethylenediamine,
• the amount of these compounds should be within a range of from 1 to 1000 equivalents relative to the transition metal complex in the case of monoamine compound, or more preferably, from 2 to 4 equivalents, and within a range of from 0.5 to 2.5 equivalents in the case of diamine compound, or more preferably, from 1 to 2 equivalents.
• the transition metal complex used as the catalyst, the base and the nitrogen-containing compound are indispensable for ensuring smooth progress of raction. The absence of even any of those constituents makes it impossible to obtain a sufficient reaction activity.
• any liquid solvent which can dissolve the raction raw materials and catalyst constituents may be used.
• Applicable solvents include aromatic hydrocarbon solvents such as toluene and xylene, aliphatic hydrocarbon solvents such as pentane and hexane, halogen-containing hydrocarbon solvents such as metylene chloride, ether type solvents such as ether and tetrahydrofuran, alcohol type solvents such as methanol, ethanol, 2-propanol, butanol, bnzyl alcohol, and organic solvents containing heteroatoms such as acetonitrile, DMF and DMSO. Since the product is alcohol, alcohol type solvents are preferable. More preferably, 2-propanol may be preferably used.
• a mixed solvent comprising ones selected from those enumerated above may be used.
• the amount of the solvent is determined from solubility of the reaction substrate and relative economic merits.
• the reaction may be caused at a substrate concentration within a range of from a low concentration of under 1% to a state near the non-existence of solvent, but it is preferable to use it at a concentration within a range of from 20 to 50 wt%.
• the hydrogenation sufficiently proceeds under 1 atm of hydrogen, because the catalyst has a very high activity. Taking accout of economic merits, however, it should preferably be within a range of from 1 to 100 atm, or more preferably, from 3 to 50 atm. Considering economic merits for the process, it is possible to maintain a high activity even under a pressure of up to 10 atm.
• the reaction temperature should preferably be within a range of from 15 to 100°C, while it is possible to cause the reaction at a temperature near the room temperature as within a range of from 25 to 40°C.
• the present invention is characterized in that the raction proceeds even at a low temperature of from -100 to 0°C.
• the reaction is completed in a period of time within a range of from a few minutes to ten hours, depending upon such reaction conditions as reaction substrate concentration, temperature and pressure.
• the reaction system in the present invention may be in batch or continous.
• the present invention relating to the method for producing an optically active alcohol provides also an embodiment wherein the above-mentioned asymmetric hydrogenation catalyst is a complex of a VIII-group metal, for example, a metal complex having an optically active ligand, one wherein the base is a hydroxide or a salt of an alkali metal or an alkali earth metal, or a quarternary ammonium salt, and one wherein the optically active compound as a nitrogen-containing asymmetric compound is a optically active amine compound.
• a VIII-group metal for example, a metal complex having an optically active ligand, one wherein the base is a hydroxide or a salt of an alkali metal or an alkali earth metal, or a quarternary ammonium salt, and one wherein the optically active compound as a nitrogen-containing asymmetric compound is a optically active amine compound.
• An asymmetric hydrogenation catalyst can be expressed, for example, by the following general formula (5): M I XmLn (5) (where, M I is a VIII-group transition metal such as ruthenium, rhodium, iridium, palladium, or platinum; X is hydrogen, a halogen atom, a carboxyl group, a hydroxy group, or a alkoxy group, L is an optically active phosphine ligand or an optically active organic arsenic ligand; and m and n are integers), and the base may be a metal salt or a quarternary ammonium salt expressed by the following general formula (6): M2Y (6) (where, M2 is an alkali metal or an alkali earth metal; and Y is hydroxy group, alkoxy group, mercapto group or naphthyl group).
• M I is a VIII-group transition metal such as ruthenium, rhodium, iridium, palladium, or
• R3 is a non-substituted or substituted aromatic monocyclic or polycyclic hydrocarbon group, a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic or cyclic-hydrocarbon group, or a hetero-monocyclic or polycyclic group containing heteroatoms such as nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atoms, and applicable ones include, for example, aromatic monocyclic or polycyclic groups such as phenyl group, 2-methylphenyl, 2-ethylphenyl, 2-isopropylphenyl, 2-tert-butylphenyl, 2-methoxyphenyl, 2-chlorophenyl, 2-vinylphenyl, 3-methylphenyl, 3-ethylphenyl, 3-isopropylphenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl, 3-chlorophenyl, 3-vinylphenyl, 4-methylphenyl, 4-ethylphenyl, 4-is
• R4 is hydrogen, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group, aryl group, or a functional group containing heteroatoms, and applicable ones include, for example, alkyl groups such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl and heptyl; cycloalkyl groups such as cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl; and unsaturated hydrocarbon and other groups such as benzyl, vinyl and allyl.
• alkyl groups such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl and heptyl
• cycloalkyl groups such as cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl
• unsaturated hydrocarbon and other groups such as benzyl, vinyl and allyl.
• saturated or unsaturated cyclo-aliphatic groups providing cyclic ketone such as cyclopentanone, cyclohexanone, cycloheptanone, cyclopentenone, cyclohexenone, cycloheptenone; substituted saturated or unsaturated cyclo-aliphatic groups having substitution groups selected from alkyl, aryl, unsaturated alkyl, aliphatic or cyclo-aliphatic group containing hetro atom; are mentioned.
• M1 is a VIII-group transition metal such as ruthenium, rhodium, iridium, palladium and platinum, and among others, ruthenium is particularly preferable.
• X is hydrogen, halogen atom, carboxyl group, hydroxyl group or alkoxy group.
• L is an optically active phosphine ligand or the like, and applicable ones include BINAP:2,2'-bis-(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyl, BINAP derivative having alkyl group or aryl group connected to naphty ring, such as H8BINAP; BINAP derivative having 1-5 alkyl substitution group(s) at site of aromatic ring on phosphorus atom, for example TolBINAP: 2,2'-bis-(di-p-tolylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyl, BICHEP: 2,2'-bis-(dicyclohexylphosphino)-6,6'-dimethyl-1,1'-biphenyl, BPPFA: 1-[1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocenyl] ethyldimethylamine, CHIRAPHOS: 2,3-bis(diphenlphosphino) butane,
• an optcally active phosphine ligand (an optically active phosphine ligand comprising substitution group having different group, or an optically active phosphine ligand of which at least one group is an optically active group) may be used.
• a bidentate phosphine ligand has an n of 1 or 2
• a monodentate phosphine ligand has an n of 3 or 4. It is needless to mention that the optically active phosphine ligand applicable in the present invention is not limited at all to these values, and the metal is not limited at all to ruthenium.
• the amount of the VIII-group transition metal complex in the present invention can be at a ratio within a range of from 1/100 to 1/100,000 in mole ratio, or more preferably, within a range of from 1/500 to 1/10,000 in mole ratio relative to the carbonyl compound which is the reaction substrate.
• M2 is an alkali metal or an alkali earth metal
• Y is hydroxy group, alkoxy group, mercapto group or naphthyl group
• applicable ones include KOH, KOCH3, KOCH(CH3)2, KOC(CH3)3, KC10H8, LiOH, LiOH3, and LiOCH(CH3)2, NaOH, NaOCH3, NaOCH(CH3)2, NaOC(CH3)3 as well as quarternary ammonium salt.
• the amount of the base as described above should be within a range of from 0.5 to 100 equivalents, or more preferably, from 2 to 40 equivalents relative to the VIII-group transition metal complex.
• the nitrogen-containing compound such as an optical active amine compound used in the present invention may be an optically active monoamine in which at least one of the substitution groups is an optically active group and the remaining ones include hydrogen, or saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group or aryl group, or an optically active diamine compound expressed by the following general formula (7): (where, R15, R16, R17 and R18 are hydrogen or saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group, aryl group, urethane group or sulfonyl group, and R 1 9, R20, R21 and R22 are the same or different groups such that carbons bonded with these substitution groups form centers of asymmetricity, and represent hydrogen or alkyl group, aromatic monocyclic or polycyclic, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group, and cyclic hydrocarbon group).
• optically active diamine compounds examples include such optically active diamine compounds as optically active 1,2-diphenylethylene diamine, 1,2-cyclohexanediamine, 1,2-cycloheptanediamine, 2,3-dimethylbutanediamine, 1-methyl-2,2-diphenyl ethylenediamine, 1-isobutyl-2,2-diphenylethylenediamine, 1-isopropyl-2,2-diphenylethylenediamine, 1-methyl-2,2-di(p-methoxyphenyl)ethylenediamine, 1-isobutyl-2,2-di(p-methoxyphenyl)ethylenediamine, 1-isopropyl-2,2-di(p-methoxyphenyl)ethylenediamine, 1-benzyl-2,2-di(p-methoxyphenyl)ethylenediamine, 1-methyl-2,2-dinaphthylethylenediamine, 1-isobutyl-2,2-dinaphthylethylencdiamine, and 1-is
• Optically active diamine compounds are not limited to the optically active ethylene-diamine derivatives enumerated above, but include also optically active propanediamine, buteanediamine and phenylenediamine derivatives.
• the amount of these optically active amine compounds should be within a range of from 1 to 10 equivalents relative to the transition metal complex in the case of a monoamine compound, or more preferably, from 2 to 4 equivalents, and within a range of from 0.5 to 2.5 equivalents in the case of a diamine compound, or more preferably, from 1 to 2 equivalents.
• optical active transition metal complex, the base and the optical active nitrogen-containing compound used as catalyst component in the present invention as described above are indispensable for achieving a high optical yield. Lack of even any of these constituents makes it impossible to obtain alcohol with a sufficient optical activity and a high purity.
• any liquid solvent which can dissolve the reaction raw materials and catalyst components may be used.
• Applicable solvents include aromatic hydrocarbon solvents such as toluene and xylene, aliphatic hydrocarbon solvents such as pentane and hexane, halogen-containing hydrocarbon solvents such as methylene chloride, ether type solvents such as diethylether and tetrahydrofuran, alcohol type solvents such as methanol, ethanol, 2-propanol, butanol, benzyl alcohol, and organic solvents containing heteroatoms such as acetonitrile, DMF and DMSO. Since the product is alcohol, alcohol type solvents are preferable. More preferably, 2-propanol may be preferably used.
• a mixed solvent comprising ones selected from those enumerated above may be used.
• the amount of solvent is determined from solubility of the reaction substrate and relative economic merits.
• the reaction may be caused at a substrate concentration within a range of from a low concentration of under 1%, to a state near the non-existence of solvent, but it is preferable to use it at a concentration within a range of from 20 to 50 wt.%.
• the hydrogenation sufficiently proceeds under 1 atm of hydrogen because the catalyst has a very high activity. Taking account of economic merits, however, it should preferably be within a range of from 1 to 100 atm, or more preferably, from 3 to 50 atm. Considering economic merits for the process as a whole, it is possible to maintain a high activity even under a pressure of up to 10 atm.
• the reaction temperature should preferably be within a range of from 15 to 100°C, while it is possible to cause the reaction at a temperature near the room temperature as within a range of from 25 to 40°C.
• the present invention is characterized in that the reaction proceeds even at a low temperature of from -100 to 0°C.
• the reaction is completed in a period of time within a range of from a few minutes to ten hours, depending upon such reaction conditions as reaction substrate concentration, temperature and pressure.
• the form of reaction in the present invention may be in batch or continuous.
• RuCl2[P(C6H5)3]3(9.6 mg, 0.01 mmol), KOH(0.02 mmol), ethylenediamine (0.01 mmol) and acetophenone (60 mg. 5.0 mmol) were dissolved into 3 ml of 2-propanol, and after deaeration for argon substitution, the resultant mixture was totally transferred into a glass autoclave of 100 ml. Then, hydrogen was charged into it until a prescribed pressure (3 atm) was achieved and reaction was started. After stirring the reaction mixture for 30 minutes, the reaction pressure was brought back to the atmospheric pressure. Phenetylalcohol was identified as the reaction product by gas chromatography and NMR analysis of the reaction mixure, and the product was quantitatively measured. The reaction substrate was totally consumed, giving a phenetyl alcohol yield as the product of over 99%.
• Example 2 Uner the conditions shown in Example 1, with a reaction substrate changed from acetophenone, hydrogenation was conducted, and a corresponding alcohol compound was obtained substantially in a theoretical amount in each of these Examples.
• the raw material carbonyl compounds and the yields of the resultant compounds are shown in Table 1 to 3.
• the ratio of the reaction substrate to the catalyst was set to 5,000 and reaction was caused to determine the initial reaction rate.
• acetophenone (20 mol), RuCl2 [P(C6H5)3]3 (3.8 mg, 0.004 mol), KOH (0.08 mol) and ethylenediamine (0.004 mol) were dissolved into 12 ml 2-propanol, and after deaeration and substitution with argon gas, the resultant mixture was totally transferred to a 500 ml glass autoclave. Hydrogen was then injected to a prescribed pressure (3 atom) and reaction was started. The reaction was caused by direct connection to a hydrogen cylinder so as to keep a constant hydrogen pressure. The reaction was completed in 80 minutes, and the initial rate of the reaction was determined to be 6,700 mol/Ru catalyst mol. hr.
• Reaction was conducted under the same condition as in Example 1 except for a hydrogen pressure of 1 atom.
• the initial rate was 880 mol/Ru catalyst mol.hr.
• Reaction was conducted under the same conditions as in Example 1 except for a hydrogen pressure of 50 atom.
• the initial rate was 23, 000 mol/Ru catalyst mol. hr.
• Reaction was conducted under the same conditions as in Example 1 except for a reaction temperature of -20°C. The reaction was completed in ten hours and phenethylalcohol was obtained at a yield of 98%.
• Reaction was conducted under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that KOH and ethylene diamine were not added.
• the reaction rate was 5 mol/Ru catalyst mol. hr., and the reaction showed almost no progress.
• Reaction was conducted under the same conditions as in Example 1, but without adding ethylenediamine.
• the reaction rate was 70 mol./Ru catalyst mol. hr. even in the absence of hydrogen.
• Reaction was conducted under the same conditions as in Example1, but without adding KOH.
• the reaction rate was 5 mol/Ru catalyst mol.hr., and the reaction showed almost no progress.
• Reaction was conducted under the same conditions as in Example 1, but without infecting hydrogen.
• the reaction rate was 8 mol/Ru catalyst mol.hr., and the reaction showed almost no progress.
• reaction substrates optically active phosphines and diamine ligands as typical examples are shown in Table 6. and Table 7.
• Example 45 In the same manner as in Example 45, the reaction was caused under the reaction conditions including optically active diamine, hydrogen pressure, temperature and reaction type with the carbonyl compounds as shown in Table 6 as the reaction substrates, and respective optically active alcohol products were obtained with high yields. The results are shown in Table 8.
• Table 8 Example Carbonyl compound Photoactive ligand Reaction condition Product Phosphine Diamine H2 atm. Temp. °C Time.
• Example 45 hydrogenation reactions were carried out using unsaturated carbonyl compounds having the carbon-carbon double bonds in each molecular structure as raw materials. Corresponding optically active alcohols were obtained at high yield.
• Example 45 hydrogenation was conducted by using a unsaturated cyclicketone(Compound No. 16 shown in Table 6)(0.35g, 2.5mmol), and corresponding optically active unsaturated alcohol was quantitatively obtained. As shown in Table 8, optical purity was 93%ee.
• racemic 2-methyl cyclohexanone (compound No. 17, shown in Table 6, (0.57g, 5.0mmol) was hydrogenated.
• the reaction provides optical active alcohol having cis/trans ratio of 97.7:2.3 by procedure of dynamic kinetic resolution at site of 2-asymmetric carbon.
• optical purity of cis form was 80%ee.
• racemic compound (No. 18, shown in Table 6) (1.05g, 5 mmol) was hydrogenated.
• reaction was carried out though dynamic kinetic resolution, and provides optically active alcohol having anti/sym ratio of 97.0:3.0.
• optical purity of anti-form was 91%ee.

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